Well, it’s real.  My paperback and ebook are live on amazon.  After two years, a ton of money, blood, sweat, and a ridiculous amount of...

I thought that as long as I stopped working full time with wouldn’t happen any more. I knew that I would have ups and downs, but that...

When (wo)men plan, God laughs (a Yiddish parable) It is absolutely unreal how much I underestimated how much time, effort, and money goes...

I just want to be perfect To look perfect To write perfect(ly) To play the piano perfect To be the perfect friend But no matter how hard...

Some days are really hard.  Right now, a lot of days are really hard.  But I really had no idea how fortunate I was until I talked to a...

I have always been an advocate.  I was born into the role.  I didn’t really realize it when I was younger, but now, looking back, it’s so...

“ The other day, someone who had known me since childhood was reading my story and said she just couldn’t align me back then and me now. ...

“ She was just desperate for attention.” This is one of the most hurtful and statements that a person can make about a person with a...

Sometimes it feels like all Bipolar does is take things from me.  It takes away my ability to work full-time…and sometimes even...

So much to do So little time Sweeping Mopping Scrubbing Purging 17 amazon boxes in 2 days This is mania One and a half weeks (so far) of...

Exhausted So exhausted So completely exhausted And alone I feel so sick And no one can understand. They listen They love But they can’t...

If you have been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I recently took on a position as a contractor of the State to...

A human I just want to be treated like a human Smart Kind An equal Not with pity Not as disabled Not as a disease With dignity I am more...

In 1887, 143 years ago, a very brave investigative journalist named Nellie Bly tricked the system into having herself admitted to an...

It’s not a secret that I hate my body. I hate everything about it…except for my dazzling smile. It’s also not a secret that my body...

Life has been pretty hard the past few months. My moods have been strangling me more and more, and it’s getting more and more difficult...

Today I started a new job. I haven’t had a structured job in over two years, and while it is very exciting, it is very intimidating, too....

I am such a loving person. My family jokes that I have ALL the love languages…but giving presents is my favorite! I meet you once, and...

When people ask me why I am on this journey, I often say to encourage, educate and make change. Educating has been a huge part of my...

Today I leave my thirties and enter my forties. It’s exciting, that’s for sure, especially for a numbers person like me, but I thought I...